As Chairman of Much Shelist, David T. Brown is actively involved in strategic planning and leadership development for the firm. He is an experienced transactional lawyer who serves as a legal and business counselor in a wide range of matters. He acts as advisor to closely held businesses in connection with their everyday legal and business issues, including the sale and acquisition of assets, private placement of debt and equity, tax and entity structure, and commercial loan workouts and company restructuring. David also serves as a business counselor to firm clients on their strategic and human talent development.He has experience representing institutional lenders in all aspects of commercial real estate and corporate loan and workout transactions. He also counsels numerous commercial real estate firms, assisting them with the acquisition, development and financing of real estate projects, and advising them on legal and business issues. David is a regular speaker and writer on a broad range of topics, including business planning and succession, and the business aspects of the legal profession. At the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF), David is an active Board member and is Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has also held multiple positions within the JUF - Chair of the Overall Planning and Allocations Committee (OPAC), End of the Year Chairman for the 2004 and 2008 campaigns, Chair of the Government Affairs Committee, and President of the Young Leadership Division. David was recently named a member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and chairs JFNA's Human Services and Public Policy Council where he works closely with professional leadership in Washington, D.C., and lay leadership throughout the United States on health and long-term care issues, care of the aged, disability and tax policies. David is active in AIPAC and is a regular visitor to Israel.